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</script><div id="top-block" class="top-block"><h1 id="clsTitle" class="cls"><a href="../source/VBox.html#Ext-layout.container.VBox" target="_blank">Ext.layout.container.VBox</a></h1></div><div id="docContent"><div id="doc-overview-content"><div class="lft"><pre class="subclasses"><h4>Hierarchy</h4><div class="subclass f"><a href="Ext.layout.Layout.html" rel="Ext.layout.Layout" class="cls docClass">Ext.layout.Layout</a><div class="subclass"><a href="Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer.html" rel="Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer" class="cls docClass">Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer</a><div class="subclass"><a href="Ext.layout.container.Container.html" rel="Ext.layout.container.Container" class="cls docClass">Ext.layout.container.Container</a><div class="subclass"><a href="Ext.layout.container.Box.html" rel="Ext.layout.container.Box" class="cls docClass">Ext.layout.container.Box</a><div class="subclass"><strong>Ext.layout.container.VBox</strong></div></div></div></div></div></pre><p>A layout that arranges items vertically down a Container. This layout optionally divides available vertical
space between child items containing a numeric <code>flex</code> configuration.</p>


<p>This layout may also be used to set the widths of child items by configuring it with the <a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#align" rel="Ext.layout.container.VBox#align" class="docClass">align</a> option.
<img class="screenshot" src="../Ext.layout.container.VBox.png" alt="Ext.layout.container.VBox container layout" />
Example usage:</p>

<pre class="prettyprint"><code>Ext.create('Ext.Panel', {
    width: 500,
    height: 400,
    title: "VBoxLayout Panel",
    layout: {                        
        type: 'vbox',
        align: 'center'
    },
    renderTo: document.body,
    items: [{                        
        xtype: 'panel',
        title: 'Inner Panel One',
        width: 250,
        flex: 2                      
    },{
        xtype: 'panel',
        title: 'Inner Panel Two',
        width: 250,         
        flex: 4
    },{
        xtype: 'panel',
        title: 'Inner Panel Three',
        width: '50%',           
        flex: 4
    }]
});
</code></pre>
<div class="members"><div class="m-cfgs"><div class="definedBy">Defined By</div><a name="configs"></a><h3 class="cfg p">Config Options</h3><h4 class="cfgGroup">CSS Class configs</h4><div id="config-itemCls" class="member f inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#config-itemCls" rel="config-itemCls" class="expand more ar"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer</a><br/><a href="../source/AbstractContainer2.html#Ext-layout.container.AbstractContainer-cfg-itemCls" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="itemCls"></a><a name="config-itemCls"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="config-itemCls" class="cls expand">itemCls</a><span> : String</span></div><div class="description"><div class="short">An optional extra CSS class that will be added to the container. This can be useful for adding
customized styles to t...</div><div class="long"><p>An optional extra CSS class that will be added to the container. This can be useful for adding
customized styles to the container or any of its children using standard CSS rules. See
<a href="Ext.Component.html" rel="Ext.Component" class="docClass">Ext.Component</a>.<a href="Ext.Component.html#ctCls" rel="Ext.Component#ctCls" class="docClass">ctCls</a> also.</p>


<p></p></p>
</div></div></div><h4 class="cfgGroup">Other Configs</h4><div id="config-align" class="member f ni"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#config-align" rel="config-align" class="expand more ar"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.VBox</a><br/><a href="../source/VBox.html#Ext-layout.container.VBox-cfg-align" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="align"></a><a name="config-align"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="config-align" class="cls expand">align</a><span> : String</span></div><div class="description"><div class="short">Controls how the child items of the container are aligned. Acceptable configuration values for this
property are:


l...</div><div class="long"><p>Controls how the child items of the container are aligned. Acceptable configuration values for this
property are:</p>

<div class="mdetail-params"><ul>
<li><b><tt>left</tt></b> : <b>Default</b><div class="sub-desc">child items are aligned horizontally
at the <b>left</b> side of the container</div></li>
<li><b><tt>center</tt></b> : <div class="sub-desc">child items are aligned horizontally at the
<b>mid-width</b> of the container</div></li>
<li><b><tt>stretch</tt></b> : <div class="sub-desc">child items are stretched horizontally to fill
the width of the container</div></li>
<li><b><tt>stretchmax</tt></b> : <div class="sub-desc">child items are stretched horizontally to
the size of the largest item.</div></li>
</ul></div>

</div></div></div><div id="config-animate" class="member inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#config-animate" rel="config-animate" class="expand more ar"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.Box.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.Box</a><br/><a href="../source/Box.html#Ext-layout.container.Box-cfg-animate" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="animate"></a><a name="config-animate"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="config-animate" class="cls expand">animate</a><span> : Mixed</span></div><div class="description"><div class="short">If truthy, child Component are animated into position whenever the Container
is layed out. If this option is numeric,...</div><div class="long"><p>If truthy, child Component are <i>animated</i> into position whenever the Container
is layed out. If this option is numeric, it is used as the animation duration in milliseconds.</p>


<p>May be set as a property at any time.</p>

</div></div></div><div id="config-bindToOwnerCtComponent" class="member inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#config-bindToOwnerCtComponent" rel="config-bindToOwnerCtComponent" class="expand more"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer</a><br/><a href="../source/AbstractContainer2.html#Ext-layout.container.AbstractContainer-cfg-bindToOwnerCtComponent" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="bindToOwnerCtComponent"></a><a name="config-bindToOwnerCtComponent"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="config-bindToOwnerCtComponent" class="cls expand">bindToOwnerCtComponent</a><span> : Boolean</span></div><div class="description"><div class="short"><p>Flag to notify the ownerCt Component on afterLayout of a change</p>
</div><div class="long"><p>Flag to notify the ownerCt Component on afterLayout of a change</p>
</div></div></div><div id="config-bindToOwnerCtContainer" class="member inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#config-bindToOwnerCtContainer" rel="config-bindToOwnerCtContainer" class="expand more"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer</a><br/><a href="../source/AbstractContainer2.html#Ext-layout.container.AbstractContainer-cfg-bindToOwnerCtContainer" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="bindToOwnerCtContainer"></a><a name="config-bindToOwnerCtContainer"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="config-bindToOwnerCtContainer" class="cls expand">bindToOwnerCtContainer</a><span> : Boolean</span></div><div class="description"><div class="short"><p>Flag to notify the ownerCt Container on afterLayout of a change</p>
</div><div class="long"><p>Flag to notify the ownerCt Container on afterLayout of a change</p>
</div></div></div><div id="config-clearInnerCtOnLayout" class="member inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#config-clearInnerCtOnLayout" rel="config-clearInnerCtOnLayout" class="expand more"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.Box.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.Box</a><br/><a href="../source/Box.html#Ext-layout.container.Box-cfg-clearInnerCtOnLayout" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="clearInnerCtOnLayout"></a><a name="config-clearInnerCtOnLayout"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="config-clearInnerCtOnLayout" class="cls expand">clearInnerCtOnLayout</a><span> : Boolean</span></div><div class="description"><div class="short"><p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="long">
</div></div></div><div id="config-defaultMargins" class="member inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#config-defaultMargins" rel="config-defaultMargins" class="expand more ar"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.Box.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.Box</a><br/><a href="../source/Box.html#Ext-layout.container.Box-cfg-defaultMargins" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="defaultMargins"></a><a name="config-defaultMargins"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="config-defaultMargins" class="cls expand">defaultMargins</a><span> : Object</span></div><div class="description"><div class="short">If the individual contained items do not have a margins
property specified or margin specified via CSS, the default m...</div><div class="long"><p>If the individual contained items do not have a <tt>margins</tt>
property specified or margin specified via CSS, the default margins from this property will be
applied to each item.</p>


<br><p>This property may be specified as an object containing margins


<p>to apply in the format:</p></p>

<pre><code>{
    top: (top margin),
    right: (right margin),
    bottom: (bottom margin),
    left: (left margin)
}</code></pre>


<p>This property may also be specified as a string containing
space-separated, numeric margin values. The order of the sides associated
with each value matches the way CSS processes margin values:</p>


<div class="mdetail-params"><ul>
<li>If there is only one value, it applies to all sides.</li>
<li>If there are two values, the top and bottom borders are set to the
first value and the right and left are set to the second.</li>
<li>If there are three values, the top is set to the first value, the left
and right are set to the second, and the bottom is set to the third.</li>
<li>If there are four values, they apply to the top, right, bottom, and
left, respectively.</li>
</ul></div>


<p>Defaults to:</p>


<pre><code>{top:0, right:0, bottom:0, left:0}
</code></pre>

</div></div></div><div id="config-flex" class="member inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#config-flex" rel="config-flex" class="expand more ar"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.Box.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.Box</a><br/><a href="../source/Box.html#Ext-layout.container.Box-cfg-flex" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="flex"></a><a name="config-flex"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="config-flex" class="cls expand">flex</a><span> : Number</span></div><div class="description"><div class="short">This configuration option is to be applied to child items of the container managed
by this layout. Each child item wi...</div><div class="long"><p>This configuration option is to be applied to <b>child <tt>items</tt></b> of the container managed
by this layout. Each child item with a <tt>flex</tt> property will be flexed <b>horizontally</b>
according to each item's <b>relative</b> <tt>flex</tt> value compared to the sum of all items with
a <tt>flex</tt> value specified.  Any child items that have either a <tt>flex = 0</tt> or
<tt>flex = undefined</tt> will not be 'flexed' (the initial size will not be changed).</p>
</div></div></div><div id="config-itemCls" class="member inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#config-itemCls" rel="config-itemCls" class="expand more ar"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer</a><br/><a href="../source/AbstractContainer2.html#Ext-layout.container.AbstractContainer-cfg-itemCls" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="itemCls"></a><a name="config-itemCls"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="config-itemCls" class="cls expand">itemCls</a><span> : String</span></div><div class="description"><div class="short">An optional extra CSS class that will be added to the container. This can be useful for adding
customized styles to t...</div><div class="long"><p>An optional extra CSS class that will be added to the container. This can be useful for adding
customized styles to the container or any of its children using standard CSS rules. See
<a href="Ext.Component.html" rel="Ext.Component" class="docClass">Ext.Component</a>.<a href="Ext.Component.html#ctCls" rel="Ext.Component#ctCls" class="docClass">ctCls</a> also.</p>


<p></p></p>
</div></div></div><div id="config-pack" class="member inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#config-pack" rel="config-pack" class="expand more ar"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.Box.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.Box</a><br/><a href="../source/Box.html#Ext-layout.container.Box-cfg-pack" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="pack"></a><a name="config-pack"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="config-pack" class="cls expand">pack</a><span> : String</span></div><div class="description"><div class="short">Controls how the child items of the container are packed together. Acceptable configuration values
for this property ...</div><div class="long"><p>Controls how the child items of the container are packed together. Acceptable configuration values
for this property are:</p>

<div class="mdetail-params"><ul>
<li><b><tt>start</tt></b> : <b>Default</b><div class="sub-desc">child items are packed together at
<b>left</b> side of container</div></li>
<li><b><tt>center</tt></b> : <div class="sub-desc">child items are packed together at
<b>mid-width</b> of container</div></li>
<li><b><tt>end</tt></b> : <div class="sub-desc">child items are packed together at <b>right</b>
side of container</div></li>
</ul></div>

</div></div></div><div id="config-padding" class="member inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#config-padding" rel="config-padding" class="expand more ar"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.Box.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.Box</a><br/><a href="../source/Box.html#Ext-layout.container.Box-cfg-padding" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="padding"></a><a name="config-padding"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="config-padding" class="cls expand">padding</a><span> : String</span></div><div class="description"><div class="short">Sets the padding to be applied to all child items managed by this layout.


This property must be specified as a stri...</div><div class="long"><p>Sets the padding to be applied to all child items managed by this layout.</p>


<p>This property must be specified as a string containing
space-separated, numeric padding values. The order of the sides associated
with each value matches the way CSS processes padding values:</p>


<div class="mdetail-params"><ul>
<li>If there is only one value, it applies to all sides.</li>
<li>If there are two values, the top and bottom borders are set to the
first value and the right and left are set to the second.</li>
<li>If there are three values, the top is set to the first value, the left
and right are set to the second, and the bottom is set to the third.</li>
<li>If there are four values, they apply to the top, right, bottom, and
left, respectively.</li>
</ul></div>


<p>Defaults to: <code>"0"</code></p>

</div></div></div></div><div class="m-methods"><a name="methods"></a><div class="definedBy">Defined By</div><h3 class="mth p">Methods</h3><div id="method-getLayoutItems" class="member f inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#method-getLayoutItems" rel="method-getLayoutItems" class="expand more ar"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer</a><br/><a href="../source/AbstractContainer2.html#Ext-layout.container.AbstractContainer-method-getLayoutItems" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="getLayoutItems"></a><a name="method-getLayoutItems"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="method-getLayoutItems" class="cls expand">getLayoutItems</a> : Array</div><div class="description"><div class="short">Returns an array of child components either for a render phase (Performed in the beforeLayout method of the layout's
...</div><div class="long"><p>Returns an array of child components either for a render phase (Performed in the beforeLayout method of the layout's
base class), or the layout phase (onLayout).</p>

<h3 class="pa">Returns</h3><ul><li><span class="pre">Array</span>&nbsp; &nbsp;<p>of child components</p>
</li></ul></div></div></div><div id="method-getRenderTarget" class="member inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#method-getRenderTarget" rel="method-getRenderTarget" class="expand more ar"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer</a><br/><a href="../source/AbstractContainer2.html#Ext-layout.container.AbstractContainer-method-getRenderTarget" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="getRenderTarget"></a><a name="method-getRenderTarget"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="method-getRenderTarget" class="cls expand">getRenderTarget</a> : Ext.core.Element</div><div class="description"><div class="short">Returns the element into which rendering must take place. Defaults to the owner Container's Ext.AbstractComponent.tar...</div><div class="long"><p>Returns the element into which rendering must take place. Defaults to the owner Container's <a href="Ext.AbstractComponent.html#targetEl" rel="Ext.AbstractComponent#targetEl" class="docClass">Ext.AbstractComponent.targetEl</a>.</p>


<p>May be overridden in layout managers which implement an inner element.</p>
<h3 class="pa">Returns</h3><ul><li><span class="pre">Ext.core.Element</span>&nbsp; &nbsp;
</li></ul></div></div></div><div id="method-getTarget" class="member inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#method-getTarget" rel="method-getTarget" class="expand more ar"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.AbstractContainer</a><br/><a href="../source/AbstractContainer2.html#Ext-layout.container.AbstractContainer-method-getTarget" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="getTarget"></a><a name="method-getTarget"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="method-getTarget" class="cls expand">getTarget</a> : Ext.core.Element</div><div class="description"><div class="short"><p>Returns the owner component's resize element.</p>
</div><div class="long"><p>Returns the owner component's resize element.</p>
<h3 class="pa">Returns</h3><ul><li><span class="pre">Ext.core.Element</span>&nbsp; &nbsp;
</li></ul></div></div></div><div id="method-updateChildBoxes" class="member inherited"><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#method-updateChildBoxes" rel="method-updateChildBoxes" class="expand more ar"><span>&nbsp;</span></a><div class="title"><div class="meta"><a href="Ext.layout.container.Box.html" class="definedIn docClass">Ext.layout.container.Box</a><br/><a href="../source/Box.html#Ext-layout.container.Box-method-updateChildBoxes" class="viewSource">view source</a></div><a name="updateChildBoxes"></a><a name="method-updateChildBoxes"></a><a href="Ext.layout.container.VBox.html#" rel="method-updateChildBoxes" class="cls expand">updateChildBoxes</a>(
<span class="pre">Array boxes</span>)
 : void</div><div class="description"><div class="short"><p>Resizes and repositions each child component</p>
</div><div class="long"><p>Resizes and repositions each child component</p>
<h3 class="pa">Parameters</h3><ul><li><span class="pre">boxes</span> : Array<div class="sub-desc"><p>The box measurements</p>
</div></li></ul><h3 class="pa">Returns</h3><ul><li><span class="pre">void</span>&nbsp; &nbsp;
</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="pageContent"></div></div></div></div></body></html>